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n n G 0 OuD V The independent voice of students in Utah Valley Xls MONDAY'JULY 42005 WWW.NETXNEWS.NET VOLUME XXXIV NO. 1 1 , : i "Talon-ted" The Owlz swoop into Orem and bring big thrills to Minor League baseball. Sports starts on A7. The Book of Norman Norm Nielsen thanks our own John Ditzler for proving the clangers of academic freedom run amok. The battle of the ages goes another round. Opinons on A4. Top Ten "Mr. Top Ten" Richie Wilcox gives a few ideas on how to have a bitchin' summer. Life on A3. I r is F 7 1 H 6 i) y i d ft Washington, D.O. F 71469912 K 0 ciJS (Qw Trr-rtwrrrt t'tfiniti ft'$fntc. M" Jl 2 Sirrrtrilnl III'- Jffrt.ilri' 6 w FW F 122 ini Vegor PedersenNetXNews 4 Taking a closer I00E How will new policies chang m soioiarsnips e UVSC's focus? Michael Palmer News Writer ffective fall semester 2005, UVSC will be adopting a 1 scholarship policy that shifts the focus of the past. The new awarding system heavily emphasizes recruiting new students of high academic caliber, and scholarships will be awarded to these students based on GPA and ACT scores. The scholarship process is also being centralized so that scholarships will most often go directly through the scholarship office, rather than through the various departments of the school as in years past. The shift in focus comes following a challenge given by the Board of Trustees and President Sederberg to create a scholarship task force and implement some modification. Carla Morgan, Scholarship Man-aser, described the changes. 'The focus on scholarships has changed," she said. "We have completely redone the scholarship program. The allocations have been switched around, and we are focusing on recruiting high merit academic students."As a result of centralization through the scholarship office, departmental scholarships will be less readily available. Furthermore, for continuing students applying for scholarships, fewer types of schol arships will be available, and the competition for these scholarships will be much steeper. "There will not be as many scholarships available for continuing students as in the past," Morgan said. She added that at this" time, there would not be changes in athletic or See SCHOLARSHIPS' A2 "There will not be as many scholarships available for continuing students as in the past' Carla Morgan UVSC Scholarship Manager f t Chad ClarkNetXNews One Stop has taken some of the problems associated with registering for classes, but is your personal info, safe? Administrators hope One Stop will eliminate hassle John Ditzler Executive Editor Students can now take care of several academic needs all at the same time with "One Stop" located on ground floor of the Administration building. At a cost of $175,000 to implement, One Stop will house parts of formerly separate departments including Admissions, Financial Aid, Registration and Records, Cashier's Office, and Student Parking Services. Liz Childs, Director of One Stop, said, "Students have previously complained about what they call the 'run-around.' We hope One Stop better serves the students. Hopefully we can offer them what they need in one stop so they don't have to go from office to office to office." According to Childs, a "Communication Center" phone bank is being built to handle incoming calls so See ONE STOP A2 Dance degree ready to shake things up New major has students moving and grooving Emily Bitton News Writer On June 10, 2005 the dance department was approved for a four-year degree. The dance department was formed in 1999, and since then they have progressed from being part of the physical education department to integrated studies. "This is something UVSC has needed to do for a long time because there are so many students that dance. All they can get at UVSC are their general requirements done and then transfer. It is a good step toward becoming a University by adding more majors said Dan Henrie, sophomore aviation major with a dance minor. Now that the c Dance Depart-ment is allowing a four-year degree, what does this mean for integrated studies? According to the director of Integrated Studies, Scott Abott, "this is a boost, not a problem because now there will be more dance classes offered and more emphasis on those classes. We integrated studies help the new degree and they help us. r Ballroom dance competitions, like last semester's Winterfest, is just one way dance majors can show off their talents. There is no competition. We didn't understand that when we started. A new degree equals new professors and that means more classes." When Kim Strunk, the De partment Chair of the Dance Department, began working at UVSC in 2002 she worked hard to get dance into the integrated studies program. "The students that gravi tate toward dance in the integrated studies program are a special type of students. They have been here longer See DANCE- A2

n n G 0 OuD V The independent voice of students in Utah Valley Xls MONDAY'JULY 42005 WWW.NETXNEWS.NET VOLUME XXXIV NO. 1 1 , : i "Talon-ted" The Owlz swoop into Orem and bring big thrills to Minor League baseball. Sports starts on A7. The Book of Norman Norm Nielsen thanks our own John Ditzler for proving the clangers of academic freedom run amok. The battle of the ages goes another round. Opinons on A4. Top Ten "Mr. Top Ten" Richie Wilcox gives a few ideas on how to have a bitchin' summer. Life on A3. I r is F 7 1 H 6 i) y i d ft Washington, D.O. F 71469912 K 0 ciJS (Qw Trr-rtwrrrt t'tfiniti ft'$fntc. M" Jl 2 Sirrrtrilnl III'- Jffrt.ilri' 6 w FW F 122 ini Vegor PedersenNetXNews 4 Taking a closer I00E How will new policies chang m soioiarsnips e UVSC's focus? Michael Palmer News Writer ffective fall semester 2005, UVSC will be adopting a 1 scholarship policy that shifts the focus of the past. The new awarding system heavily emphasizes recruiting new students of high academic caliber, and scholarships will be awarded to these students based on GPA and ACT scores. The scholarship process is also being centralized so that scholarships will most often go directly through the scholarship office, rather than through the various departments of the school as in years past. The shift in focus comes following a challenge given by the Board of Trustees and President Sederberg to create a scholarship task force and implement some modification. Carla Morgan, Scholarship Man-aser, described the changes. 'The focus on scholarships has changed," she said. "We have completely redone the scholarship program. The allocations have been switched around, and we are focusing on recruiting high merit academic students."As a result of centralization through the scholarship office, departmental scholarships will be less readily available. Furthermore, for continuing students applying for scholarships, fewer types of schol arships will be available, and the competition for these scholarships will be much steeper. "There will not be as many scholarships available for continuing students as in the past," Morgan said. She added that at this" time, there would not be changes in athletic or See SCHOLARSHIPS' A2 "There will not be as many scholarships available for continuing students as in the past' Carla Morgan UVSC Scholarship Manager f t Chad ClarkNetXNews One Stop has taken some of the problems associated with registering for classes, but is your personal info, safe? Administrators hope One Stop will eliminate hassle John Ditzler Executive Editor Students can now take care of several academic needs all at the same time with "One Stop" located on ground floor of the Administration building. At a cost of $175,000 to implement, One Stop will house parts of formerly separate departments including Admissions, Financial Aid, Registration and Records, Cashier's Office, and Student Parking Services. Liz Childs, Director of One Stop, said, "Students have previously complained about what they call the 'run-around.' We hope One Stop better serves the students. Hopefully we can offer them what they need in one stop so they don't have to go from office to office to office." According to Childs, a "Communication Center" phone bank is being built to handle incoming calls so See ONE STOP A2 Dance degree ready to shake things up New major has students moving and grooving Emily Bitton News Writer On June 10, 2005 the dance department was approved for a four-year degree. The dance department was formed in 1999, and since then they have progressed from being part of the physical education department to integrated studies. "This is something UVSC has needed to do for a long time because there are so many students that dance. All they can get at UVSC are their general requirements done and then transfer. It is a good step toward becoming a University by adding more majors said Dan Henrie, sophomore aviation major with a dance minor. Now that the c Dance Depart-ment is allowing a four-year degree, what does this mean for integrated studies? According to the director of Integrated Studies, Scott Abott, "this is a boost, not a problem because now there will be more dance classes offered and more emphasis on those classes. We integrated studies help the new degree and they help us. r Ballroom dance competitions, like last semester's Winterfest, is just one way dance majors can show off their talents. There is no competition. We didn't understand that when we started. A new degree equals new professors and that means more classes." When Kim Strunk, the De partment Chair of the Dance Department, began working at UVSC in 2002 she worked hard to get dance into the integrated studies program. "The students that gravi tate toward dance in the integrated studies program are a special type of students. They have been here longer See DANCE- A2